Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty break down MLP St. Petersburg — the stunning blown foot-fault call that saved Nico and Mari Humberg's mixed doubles match, the eleventh-hour Casey Diamond signing drama between the Palm Beach Royals and Columbus Sliders, and why "super teams" like the St. Louis Shock, LA Mad Drops, and Columbus Sliders keep struggling out of the gate.

Then St. Louis Shock star Kate Fahey joins to talk her MVP weekend (top Player Impact Rating in the field), the art of playing "squishy" on defense, her breakdown of Sofia Sewing and Tina Pisnik's breakout run, and an honest conversation about on-court anxiety, working with a sports psychologist, and the line between competitive fire and burnout.

Plus: Zane and Nico draft an all-time Blue Card team, and the crew tries to guess a duper's rating.

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0:00 Intro

2:34 Glazing St Pete Athletics

7:24 The Chicago Slice are outperforming expectations

15:38 Blocking out the haters

19:20 Sports Predict is giving away $1 million

Kate Fahey

24:33 Kate joins the show

24:56 Kate goes the extra mile for dogs

27:22 MVP of the weekend and weaponizing unpredictability

33:57 The definition of Squishy Pickleball

39:16 Palm Beach Royals bending the rules

49:11 Super Teams feeling the pressure

56:10 Embracing competitive spirit

1:04:02 The Blue Card Draft

1:11:56 Guess my DUPR

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